BRATTLEBORO-CX Silver Gallery, 814 Western Ave., will host an Artist Talk featuring Melissa Rubin and Amy Beecher in conversation on Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event coincides with the solo exhibition "Field Notes: Recent Work by Melissa Rubin," currently on view at the gallery through May 25.
During the talk, Beecher and Rubin will explore the themes, visual elements, and psychological layers of this exhibition, delving into the process, imagery, and inspiration behind the works on display. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the artist through a discussion session.
Rubin, a New York-based artist for over three decades, recently relocated to southern Vermont. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and a Master of Science in Education in arts leadership from Bank Street College of Education, also in New York City. Rubin's art has been featured in ARTnews, Artscope, and Encaustic Arts magazines, Wax Fusion, and on CBS This Morning. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions and has been used in performances and on movie sets.
She has been awarded grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and New York Foundation for the Arts and received a Fulbright Fellowship to Japan. In 2017, she was a participant in a Master Abstraction Residency at MASS MoCA, in North Adams, Massachusetts.
For more than 25 years, Rubin taught art to children and undergraduate and graduate students. In 2012, she left teaching to devote herself fully to her art-making practice. She may be followed on her Instagram @melissarubinart and her work is viewable at melissarubinart.com.
Beecher is a multimedia artist working in digital imaging, performance, and installation. Beecher earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and a Master of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking from Yale University School of Art. Her work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art Library, Providence College, and The Smithsonian Institution.
In 2020, Beecher joined the faculty of Emerson College as an Assistant Professor of Visual Art and Media Studies. She lives and works between southern Vermont and New York City. Her podcast, a growing archive of dialogues with other artists from 2013 onward, is The Amy Beecher Show.
For more information, contact the gallery at 802-257-7898 or visit cxsilvergallery.com.
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